End-gate for wagons.



No. 7|2,284. Patented Oct. 28, |902.

C. FISHER. END GATE Fim wAGoNs.

(Application tiled Aug. 9, 1902.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES FISHER, OF LYONS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE A.HORN, OF NEWARK, NEW YORK.

END-GATE FOR WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 712,284, dated October28, 1902.

Application filed August 9, 1902. Serial No. 119,066. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom, it 11a/ty concern:

Be it'known that I, CHARLES FISHER, of Lyons, in the county of Wayne andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inEnd-Gates, which improvement is fully set forth in the following speci-.flcation and shown in the accompanying drawings. I

My invention relates to end-gates and chutes to be attached to aWagon-box, the invention being an improvement upon the device shown anddescribed in Patent No. 701,320, granted to me June 3, 1902.

One object of my present invention is to produce an end-gate having twoor more slidable or telescoping sections which may be closed together ormassed to act as an endboard for the box or drawn out or extended to actas a chute or skid.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for holding andlocking the device in position when acting as an end-board.

' A further object of the invention is to provide holders at the side ofthe box and form the first or primary slidable section of the end-gatewith hooks to pass onto said holders, so the telescoping sections mayact as a chute at the side of the box.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will 'be brought out andmade to appear in the following specification, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, the invention beingparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a part at the rear end of a wagonbox,showing my improved device in place thereon, parts being shown invarious positions by full and by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan of therear part of the wagon-box,showing the end-gate attached at the side.Fig. 3 is a plan of the end-gate drawn out to act las a lengthened skid,seen as indicated by arrow 3 in Fig. 1, parts being broken away andomitted. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of parts, better showing the mannerof actuating the notched hangers and of controlling the device whenserving as an end-board, parts being shown in various positions by fulland by dotted lines. IFig. 5 is a rear side elevation of a part of thedevice, indicated by arrow 5 in Fig. 4, further showing theconstruction. Fig. 6, detached, fur- A in the drawings is the wagon-box,B being my improVedend-gate secured to the box. This end-gate comprisesa main partor body C, formed of a sheet-metal plate d with upturnedsides b and constructed in every other way like the corresponding part Bshown and described in said Letters Patent No. 701,320. The body C isformed with a tubular hinge part f, holding a removable hinge-rod la,which passes through the ends of straps h h, secured to the sides of thewagon-box, as shown in said patent, admitting theend-gate to swing in avertical plane. secured pivotally to the sides b b of the body C,passing through controlling-loops mm, secured at the sides of thewagon-box to determine the positions of said body C, as set forth insaid former patent.

The end-gate B is made up of three main parts or sections@` 10 t, all ofsheet metal, the sections p and t being formed with upturned sides o andr, respectively. The `primary section p is fitted to slide or telescopewithin the main section C, the secondary section t similarly telescopingwithin the primary section p, the three sections being shown in fulllines in Fig. l as drawn out or extended and in dotted lines as slidtogether or bunched.

The wagon-box is formed with an opening D through its side, out throughwhich to deliver the contents of the box when convenient or desirable todo so, provision being made to shift the end-gate, or sections thereof,to a position beneath the opening. Rests or lugs s s, Figs. l and 2, aresecured to the box A adjacentY to the opening D in positions to receivethe hinge-rod k, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l. When the lend-gateas a whole is shifted to the side of the box, the tubular part f of thesection O occupies a position between and in line with the lugs s s, therod k passing through all three parts. I prefer, however, to constructthe device so Notched hangers Z Z are IOO ssv

the primary section p of the end-gate may be drawn out of the mainsection C and shifted to the side of the wagon-box, leaving said mainsection undisturbed in place to continue to act as end-board for thebox. For this purpose I extend the sides o o of the section p slightlybeyond the iioor of the section to form hooks u u, Figs. 3 and 6, topass upon pins o o, Fig. 7, secured in horizontal positions to the boxA, these pins being substituted for and in the place of the lugs s s.

To conveniently raise the hangers Z Z to release them from theholding-loops m for the purpose of allowing the end-gate to swing backor down from the wagon-box, I have provided a bent shaft w, Figs. l, 4,and 5, held in bearings c, secured to the rear face of the section C ofthe end-gate. The ends of this shaft are bent forward near the sides b bof the end-gate and connected by straps or links a a with the respectivehangers Z l forward of their pivot-bearings n. The shaft is also-formedwith a laterally and downwardly extended part e, constituting a handleor lever by which to turn the shaft in its bearings. From theconstruction shown it will be understood that by pressing the handle etoward the adjacent surface of the end-gate the hangers Z Z will beraised to clear the loops m fm, as shown by dotted positions of parts inFig. 4t, and allow the end-gate to swing away from the end of the box A.Provision is also made to lock the end-gate in vertical position toclose the rear end of the box A, when it acts as an end-board. Theextended part or handle e of the shaft w holds a pivotal lever or stop gin position to have its inner short end bear against the plate cZ of theend-gate, as shown in Fig. 4, when turned to a horizontal position. Thisserves to cause the extreme ends of the shaft to press the links a adown against the hangers ZZ, and so hold the hangers in engagement withthe respective loops m m and keep the end-gate in place against theWagon-box. The handle e being at the rear of the end-gate enables onestanding at the rear end of the Wagon to conveniently control thehangers, and so either lock the endgate in its vertical position or freeit for the purpose of turning it back from the end of the wagon-box.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. An end-gate and chute for wagons, consisting of a sheet-metal body orholder joined to the wagon-box by a flexible hinge, and telescopicextension pieces or sections held by said body and adapted to slide onewithin another to lengthen the chute, or to be closed within the body,and means for controlling the body, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a wagon-box having rests at its end and at theside, an end-gate and chute formed in telescopic sections with tubularpart to coact with said rests, and a hinge-rod adapted to pierce saidrests and the tubular part of the end-gate, the wagon-box having anopening at its side to coact with the end-gate, and means, forcontrolling the end-gate at the end of the box, substantially as shownand described.

3. An end-gate for wagons, consisting of a plate joined to thevwagon-box in flexible joint, said end-gate being constructed intelescopic sections and arranged to act either as an end-board or as achute, a pair of notched hangers on the end-gate controlled byholdingloops at the sides of the box, and means at the rear side of theplate to lock the hangers, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

4. A wagon end-gate consisting of a sheetmetal body or plate held to thewagon-box in a exible joint to act as an end-board, a removablesheet-metal section held to slide within said metal body or plate, restson the wagon-box, and parts of said removable section adapted to beengaged by said rests, the side of the wagon-box having an openingadjacent to the rests, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A wagon end-gate consisting of a sheetmetal body or plate held to theWagon-box in a flexible joint to act as an end-board, a removable sheetmetal section held to slide within said metal plate, rests on thewagonbox, and parts of said section adapted to be engaged by said rests,the side of the wagonbox having an opening adjacent to the rests, and anextensible section held to slide within said removable sheet-metalsection, substantially as shown and described.

6. An end-gate for Wagons, consisting of a plate joined to the Wagon-boxin flexible joint and constructed in telescopic sections to act eitheras an end-board or as a chute, a pair of notched hangers on the end-gatecontrolled by holding-loops at the sides of the box, and means at therear side of the plate to release the hangers from the holding-loops,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. A combined end-gate and chute for wagons, the same comprisingtelescopic sections with upturned sides, means for pivotally supportingthe end of the section adjacent the Wagon-box, means for holding saidsection in an inclined position with the section distended and also forholding it in a vertical position with the sections closed within eachother to form an end-gate, substantially as described.

8. A combined end-gate and chute for Wagons, the same comprisingtelescopic sections with upturned sides, means for pivotally snpportingthe end of the section adjacent the Wagon-box, means for holding saidsection in an inclined position with the section distended and also forholding it in a vertical position with the sections closed Within eachother to form an end-gate, a bent shaft held in bearings on the endsection of the gate, straps connecting the said shaft with hangerspivoted on the section, said shaft having lateral anddownwardly-extended part to form a handle.

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other to form an end-gate, a bent shaft held in bearings on lche endsection of the gate, straps connecting the said shaft with hangerspivoted on the section, said shaft having-alaty eral anddownwardly-extended part to form a handle, and a pivoted stop mounted onsaid handle.

In witness whereof I have hereunto sen my hand, this 30th day of July,1902, in the presence of [awo subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES FISHER.

` Witnesses:

N. D. LAPHAM, GRACE E. MONEILL.

